cruel
US /ˈkruəl/
UK /'kru:əl/
- Adjective
- Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
- Extremely harsh or severe.
B1Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredecent
US /ˈdisənt/
UK /ˈdi:snt/
- Adjective
- Being fairly good; acceptable
- Conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour; respectable or moral.
B1Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredisappoint
US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/
UK /ˌdɪsə'pɔɪnt/
- Transitive Verb
- To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
B1Moreescape
US /ɪˈskep/
UK /ɪ'skeɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
A2Morefault
US /fɔlt/
UK /fɔ:lt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A failure or negative aspect of
- Crack in the earth where earthquakes can happen
- Transitive Verb
- To blame someone, something for a negative result
A2Moregun
US /ɡʌn/
UK /ɡʌn/
- Transitive Verb
- To suddenly make an engine run faster
- Countable Noun
- Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
A2Morejoker
US /ˈdʒokɚ/
UK /ˈdʒəʊkə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who likes to make people laugh
A2Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Moremorality
US /məˈrælɪti, mɔ-/
UK /mə'rælətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong
A2Morepunish
US /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
UK /'pʌnɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
- To treat something or someone roughly
A2Moreresponsible
US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/
- Adjective
- Being the cause of something that has occurred
- Having the duty of dealing with something
A2TOEICMoreunbiased
US /ʌnˈbaɪəst/
UK /ʌnˈbaɪəst/
- Adjective
- Without prejudice; giving a fair assessment
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Vocabulary
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- act: To behave in a certain way
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- point: An item to be discussed
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- morality: Beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- happen: To take place or occur
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- punish: To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
- unbiased: Without prejudice; giving a fair assessment
- gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
- joker: Someone who likes to make people laugh
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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The Dark Knight (2008) 4K - Two-Face Wants His Revenge | Movieclips
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/01Ever wondered about the coin flip that defines a villain? Dive into a dramatic scene from 'The Dark Knight' where Harvey Dent grapples with chance and morality, perfect for picking up situational dialogue and understanding cultural depth. You'll get a fantastic chance to practice simple sentence structures and grasp the nuances of moral ambiguity!
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